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The Salesians in Bangalore intend to refurbish an old, rundown building, making it a full-fledged Youth Empowerment Center to help rehabilitate street children. This requires major rebuilding and renovation of the electric system, bathroom facilities and offices. Funding is requested to help build new, basic hygenic bathroom facilities first. This initial step is critical  in ensuring the poor children will have dignified, clean and healthy bathrooms. The grand total cost of the renovations is $90,000.00; however, they have already received $50,000.00 from another source to start the project.   This project is located at the Don Bosco Ajjanahalli Youth Center, Ramnagar in Bangalore, India. The total remaining cost to build new bathroom facilities = $40,000.00

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Don Bosco College at Chapaguri is challenged with interrupted power and an insufficient voltage supply. Installing a solar energy system will provide reliable electricity so students can study and staff can teach without interruption and loss of power. It will also protect electronic equipment from fluctuations and enable the facility to be lit at night for evening classes and better security. The Salesians hope to raise some funds from local sources.   This project is located at the Don Bosco College in Chapaguri, Assam, India. The total cost to purchase materials and install a 20kW Solar Power Generating System = $20,000.00

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This mission provides shelter, education and vocational training to hundreds of impoverished youth. The mission site also operates a youth center and a chapel that are utilized by the entire community. They maintain a 64-acre farm which serves as a sustainable food source for the children they help. But with the increased number of youth in the community, they are unable to grow enough crops to feed all of them adequately. As a result, many of theem are under-nourished. Funding is needed to buy additional food supplies to supplement and provide daily nutritional meals to everyone in need. This is an amazing opportunity to help feed poor children! If 100 generous people each donate just $970.00, then 500 children will be fed for a whole year!   This project is located at the Don Bosco mission site in Gatenga, Rwanda. The total cost to provide nutritious meals each day for an entire year to over 5oo children = $97,000.00 Funding still needed: $78,000.00   Partial funding received – thank you! $2,000.00 on November 17, 2023 $2,000.00 on September 29, 2023 $3,000.00 on June 20, 2023 $1,000.00 on March 9, 2023 $1,000.00 on August 11, 2022 $10,000.00 on May 17, 2021

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As the size of the community has increased and the number of parishioners grown, the Salesians have had to embark on a multi-phase project to expand their church. Phase 1 has been completed. Now they are in URGENT need of funds to complete Phase 2 – the concrete structural work to protect against torrential rains and destructive mudslides, of which the sub-structure is at risk. If their prayers to complete Phase 2 are answered, they can move on to Phase 3 – the construction to complete the church, including electrical, plumbing, carpentry and painting.   This project is located at St. Augustine’s Parish in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The total cost for Phase 2: materials and labor to complete concrete and block work of the inside and outside structure = $7,500.00 and the total cost for Phase 3: final construction to complete the church expansion, including electrical, plumbing, laying floors, hanging walls, and painting = $50,000.00 Funding still needed for Phase 3: $36,712.57   Funding received for Phase 2 – thank you! $7,500.00 on January 2, 2020  Partial funding received for Phase 3 – thank you! $2,500.00 on March 31, 2023 $9,494.34 on August 11, 2022 $1,293.09 on August 25, 2020

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Hunger has been declared a national disaster in this drought-ridden country. Our Salesian missionaries at the Don Bosco Youth Center want to provide 200 impoverished children with two meals a day to keep them in school and away from the dangerous streets. Additionally, we want to train adults in food security so they can store food for the future. This on-going program can be funded for one month or multiple months. To purchase food and supplies (rice, beans, pasta, dry fish, cooking oil, etc.):

1. For 1 month = $5,404.00
2. For 2 months = $10,808.00
3. For 3 months = $16,212.00
4. For 6 months = $32,424.00 (An extraordinary gift of funding for 6 months will feed the children throughout the dry season, until the rains begin and growing food becomes more viable again.)

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A large number of adults in this area are infected with HIV/AIDS. Many have died, leaving their young children orphaned and abandoned. This project will provide nutrition, support, healthcare and education for 160 orphaned children. The poorest children without guardians will live at the Don Bosco Care Home, and those who can live with extended families will receive the same benefits. Special funding opportunity: An extraordinary gift of $107,140.00 would help educate the children and keep the program running for more than 2 years!   This on-going project is located at the Don Bosco Care Home in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. The total cost to protect, foster and educate 160 children = $53,570.00   On-going partial funding received: $300.00 on December 29, 2023 $4,548.00 on December 22, 2023 $5,911.10 on August 29, 2023 $1,000.00 on August 29, 2023 $250.00 on August 16, 2023 $550.00 on August 4, 2023 $6,000.00 on May 30, 2023 $250.00 on April 21, 2023 $250.00 on December 20, 2022 $307.25 on October 20, 2022 $250.00 on June 24, 2022 $250.00 on October 29, 2021 $250.00 on September 28, 2021 $300.00 on August 31, 2021 $5,722.00 on August 18, 2021 $15,000.oo on August 11, 2021 $4,000.00 on April 28, 2021 $250.00 on April 12, 2021 $2,000.00 on March 30, 2021 $250.00 on February 26, 2021 $250.00 on December 29, 2020 $495.00 on November 10, 2020 $2,151.00 on October 3, 2019 $4,175.00 on January 4, 2019 $5,000.00 on December 27, 2018 $1,000.00 on December 5, 2018 Thank you to all our generous donors for helping to fund this project! Funding received for 1 year: $49,319.55 on December 4, 2018 $2,109.45 on September 21, 2018 $2,141.00 on August 9, 2018

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Install solar electricity systems to supply electricity to homes and provide street lights. This would replace the cost and dangers of using kerosene lamps – and youngsters will be able to study and do homework in adequate lighting.   This project is located in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya, India. The Salesian St. Joseph Training Center in Meghalaya is the project coordinator. The total cost to purchase and install solar electricity systems for 100 marginalized families = $25,403.00 Funding still needed: $4,000.00   Thank you for the partial funding received for this project: $4,000.00 on November 20, 2024 $2,403.00 on July 14, 2022 $15,000.00 on February 25, 2019

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